Details

Date

1839

Author

Schonlein

Contribution

Reported fungus Achorion in favus of scalp in group of patients.

Reference

Norman

Notes

Proposed causation. May be 2nd disease of humans to be attributed to micro-organism (first being scabies). If scabies mite is excluded as ectoparasite, this would be first demonstration of a germ in a human disease --- but superficial disease, brief report, and no impact.
Ainsworth says the propositon of causation was prompted by Bassi's work, and in turn prompted Remak's self-experimentation.